Section: Reviews

Review: Compulite Dlite Compact Lighting Console

We are looking at the Dlite Compact Lighting Console from Compulite.  The fellas at Creative Stage Lighting, the US distributors of the Compulite consoles, was kind enough to send us a demo unit to review for our readers.
The Dlite series of consoles is geared towards medium sized venues with limited budgets, but some advanced feature [...]

Review: ETC Element Lighting Console

At USITT this year, Electronic Theatre Controls announced the birth of their latest addition to the EOS line of lighting consoles, the Element. Since that announcement, we have been reporting updates on the progress and anticipated ship dates. To further update the progress of the Element, ETC has already begun to take orders through their [...]

Review: Zinman Software ML Finder iPhone App

Just last week, we wrote about Zinman Softwares latest iPhone App, ML Finder.  Michael was kind enough to send us a copy to write a review.  First, lets look at what Zinman Software says about ML Finder Pro.
ML Finder PRO is a complete list of parameters and channel assignments for over 500 lights, LEDs and [...]

Review: Pathport Touring Edition Node

Last year, right before LDI, we did a pre show announcement about Pathway Connectivity preparing to announce their latest DMX node called the Parthport Touring Edition.  After a couple months of refinement and beta testing and getting the bugs worked out, Pathway has begun to ship the Touring Edition Node.  The folks at Pathway Connectivity [...]

Review: Light Plot Deconstructed Book

Less then a month ago, we wrote about a new book on the market designed at understanding how a lighting plot is laid out called, Light Plot Deconstructed, By Gregg Hillmar.
The author and distributor, Nemetschek, (the makers of Vectoworks) was kind enough to send us an advanced copy to do a review for you, our [...]

Review: Synthe FX iPhone App, Luminair Version 1.5

We recently wrote about the arrival of an update and release of Synthe FX’s lighting control iPhone app, Luminair. Over the last month we have been following Synthe FX progress on releasing the update version 1.5 of Luminair.  Luminair allows you to control, view and manage intelligent DMX lighting fixtures and consoles, straight from your [...]

Review: Richard Cadena’s New Book Electricity for the Entertainment Elec. & Tech

A month a ago, we announced the upcoming release of Richard Cadena’s latest book, Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician form Focal Press. iSquint is honored to have received an advanced copy of the book to do a review.
About The Author
Mr. Cadena is the editor of Projection, Lights and Staging News (PLSN), an ETCP [...]

Review: Enttec E-Streamer

The Enttec E-Streamer is a rack mountable show server for entertainment and the architectural world. One huge draw to the E-Streamer is that it can handle up to 64 universes. It is recommended that if you are using fully populated universes, you limit yourself to 40 per unit if you are running on a [...]

Review: Elktralite LXE700 Spot and Wash Unit

Around the time of LDI this past year, Elektralite announced the release of their newest line of moving lights, the LXE700 Spot and Wash unit. Elektralite has started shipping units with in the US through their distributor, Group One Limited. Elektralite has been kind enough to drop off one of each unit for iSquint to [...]

Review: iPhone App – Light Calc Lite

iPhone apps are growing in numbers on the iTunes Music Store. At the current count there are over 10,000 iPhone apps available through iTunes. We have recently performed a search on iTunes for apps specific to the entertainment lighting industry and have found just a hand full off apps. Quite a few of the [...]

LDI 2008 Mobile Show App

Are you attending LDI 2008 in Las Vegas this year? If so, Live Design, the people that put on LDI have something for you.
To help you at the show with finding booths and the latest show info, Live Design has created a  web app for the iPhone and iTouch.  You will be able to [...]

Product Review: iPhone App – DMXCalc

Today we start the iPhone applications reviews for apps that are designed to help us, the lighting professional accomplish their job quickly and easily.
Our first iPhone app review is the DMXCalc from West Side Systems.  West Side Systems are the developers of and publishers of personal computer products for entertainment lighting design.  One of their [...]